Wednesday, December 28, 2005

I don’t flip words with delicate ease and I don’t describe a situation with a mastery of prose.

I do feel like I can spin a good yarn.

Tell a tall tale…

And keep people interested in what I’m talking about.

Over the years I’ve found there are a few concepts that will help you write/ tell an interesting story.

I don’t claim to know how to make you or me a better writer.

I just have a few tricks you may or may not have heard.

Hold on here we go.

#1 Know your characters. You’ve heard writers say. “the character writes itself”..there’s a reason they say that. You need to learn “who” your character is in order to have them act through you to tell the story. Hmm sounds crazy? Well it’s easy actually. Just start asking your character question. Where and with who did you have your first kiss with? How many people are in your family? Where were you born? What’s your favorite food? Have you ever stolen some thing? Have you ever cheated on a test? Ask questions both intimate and mundane. Be creative in what you ask and you will be surprised how the answers mold the characters in your mind. Soon that character will begin to write it self as you imagine how they would act in a given situation

There is no set amount of questions you need to ask. Just ask as many as you need to feel like you know the character. Think about how well you know your siblings or your friends. You should try and know your characters better than that.

#2 Jeopardy/ Conflict. It’s not just a game show it’s an important part of a good story. Why are the characters in conflict? What keeps them in conflict and why does any of this matter to them? Answering those questions will create the drama your story needs to keep in interesting. It could be glory or greed or revenge. Motivation/conflict and Jeopardy.

#3 Big and Small it’s all worthwhile. When you look at the plot of a story it needs to work on a both large scale and a small scale. Many writers focus on one end or the other too much.

Think of Harry Potter. On large scale it’s giving us the viewer a look into the secret world of magic. Where the battle between good and evil is raging.

On a small scale it’s Harry and his group of friends getting along and growing up and learning to become adults.

It works because we see the small moments between the characters that make us care about them. When they are challenged in the larger story we feel a sense of jeopardy for their fate. Therein lies the drama and the beginnings of a good story.

Thursday, December 01, 2005

sorry for the cut and paste..but I don't have the links in the page/blog thing figured out...

The basic idea of the first post was that as creative people we are more and more asked to copy things rather than create things as well as deal with the overall lack of vision in the corporate/creative world...

I got some feedback from some other artists and here is my reply to them...

and if you have followed all that and you are still reading..god bless you and I hope you enjoy the read

Revenge of the Non-Creates Or the Debate Strikes Back

This is a bit of a ramble...but

I get what you are saying and I agree with the “investors/money first” mentality is running shit.

I understand that as a huge company it’s a numbers game.

They want the most money from whatever they produce and they want the best chance for it to make money.

Which is sound business...

...but at the same time they are not developing anything new or developing the creative voices of the artists. Which it seems most corporate people have forgotten is the basis for all their merchandising and profit sources..

you can’t make video games and underwear and action figures and backpacks off of a concept nobody likes and or does not exist....so as much as they want a sure thing..they need to spend the money to develop the talent and the ideas to get them those larger properties..

The Sponge Bobs The Teen TitansThe Harry Potters..

people dig those for a reason..they are good well executed ideas...

At some point an artist or a group of artists had to create them...

It’s like the egg before the chicken...I see it as these companies don’t exist unless we as artists create things they can sell...and to create something that really is the best it can be..you need to take a creative risk...

How many times have you seen some shit on TV and said “damn that shits weak as hell”...or “I’ve seen some Anime shit that tears this up”...You know what’s good..but how often do you really get good shit?

I think people are starving for interesting new material..but the corporate cat’s have the avenues of distribution sewn up. It’s the same in music..it’s the same in comics...(look at the discount structure with Diamond..it’s anti indie)

...but if Harry Potter proved anything..if you do something good people will show up for it. Before that came along..people were saying “kid’s don’t read..they just want video games”..or “kid’s won’t like that..it’s got too many characters..or too much story”...

The truth is these producers/art director/corporate cats...just don’t know what’s good...they don’t follow their instincts because they don’t have any...That’s not even a diss on them..they just don’t have their ear to the ground..they don’t follow creative shit to it’s source...they just follow what’s floating on the surface...and by that time it’s over..it’s already been done..

it’s following a trend..not setting one...

I remember pitching one of my comics as an animated TV series..and the producer was talking to me about it like I didn’t create it...Telling me about “the world” and dropping all those handy producer buzz words they have....

...and that was the first time I saw how these producers see the game..

They see the artist as expendable once they get your concept...they don’t want to develop the talent to get a wealth of ideas..they just want the ideas so they can exploit it..there is no true creative partnership...they want your idea for the least amount of money and the least amount of your involvement...

and for the artist ..they are trying to make a buck off something they created so they are forced to play ball..

But what artist want's to be "one and done"...a creative one hit wonder...but just like the music industry..they don't see a value in long term development of talent..."Why should we contribute to their equity"..as I heard one corporate peep say it...

I heard a rap lyric where this cat said..he’s thinking about how he could be the best MC on the underground..but all it gets him is a ride on the train...you don’t get paid for being a good artist...you get paid if you help them make money...

That being said..I’m still going to come out with my own concepts... because for me..It’s a source of pride and if ten people show up or ten thousand..I’m still going to say the stuff I want to say...I think in the future through the internet..print on demand and shit like that..you are going to be able to make a living creating stuff and distributing directly to the consumer...

That’s why I like My Space..and blogs..it’s puts you in direct contact with other artists and people who appreciate art...it puts the distribution of your art in your hands..and I’m all about that.

Monday, November 07, 2005

It’s only a few games into the Lakers season and I have to say thanks Baby Jesus for Smush Parker…

This kid is awesome so far

…he’s dunking

..hitting three’s

ripping Steve Nash

…he’s sort of Byron Scott and Larry Johnson’s love child..

finally an athletic guard/ wingman for Kobe..

I know it’s hard to imagine but I actually saw Lamar Odom dunk last night..

TWICE!!!

I’m used to him from last year where everything was a running floater that rimmed out…

Devean George and Laron Profit are playing way better than I expected…I'm sure it even surprised Carmelo hehehe..

(I wonder how Carmelo can even dunk..he looks like the Pilsbury Dough Boy)

I’m still waiting for Kwame to really blow up…but damn he has a first step for a big man..if he just slowed down a bit..he would be dangerous..I don't think he is going to be the next Amare..but I could see him being another Jermaine O'Neal

I think the defense has really improved…

What can I say..the Lakers may not be ready for a championship…but they are fun to watch

…it reminds me of the Van Exel, Eddie Jones years..lots of upside..lots of fun to watch…

….

Felt pretty bad this weekend..sort of super tired and feeling pukey…had trouble sleeping…I had a chance to visit some comic stores and I passed them by because I was feeling so out of it…

Here’s to hoping I get back on track this week…

KA-lifornia

PS.

Is it me or do the 80’s G.I. Joe’s look like the Village People..more on this in the next blog..

Looking for some good tunes..

Check out Mt. Egypt…their new album..is very rainy day chill music..tastes like chicken…and it's on Itunes..fucking Apple should pay me for pimping their shit...

Friday, October 28, 2005

My two G.I. “fucking” Joe figures were stolen right out of my cube at work....

so someone I work with came into my cube and took two of my prime time joes..

they didn’t jack some lame ass joes...they went top shelf.

Creme De Le Creme!!!

Snake Eyes

and StormShadow..

...greedy motherfuckers...

I know you wanted SnakeEyes..but leave me with something...

I had security search the cameras but nothing yet..

I will update you as the investigation continues...

I have a couple suspects...but I’m reluctant to point the finger..because even worse than losing my figures would be accusing the wrong person...

but I will say this...Snake Eyes...Storm Shadow...I’m coming for you guys...I never leave a man behind.

Yo “fucking” Joe!!!

In other news...

I've been working straight for almost two years..

no vacation..

a few sicks days..

just work..

and than some more work..

and after that...

more work...

I will be out the door till monday...

but I will leave you with a few ideas on what to entertain yourself with while I'm gone..

it's ok don't be sad...

I'll be back before you know it..and I'm sure I will have lots of interesting things to blog about..

It will be great..

just you and I...

me blog'n

u read'n

awwwwww sweet dreams are made of these..

back to reality.

I work on a project called Alien Racers...It’s a toy line and animated series...

It’s been on a few times at Fox Kids...but now it’s moved to Cartoon Network..

It will be on Saturday October 29th at 5:30 PM EST.

It’s a good show and everyone involved has put a ton of work into it..

so check it out..and be on the look out for my artwork..it’s used on the bumpers before the commercials...

For more info... go here

http://www.alienracers.com/

Also check out my pal Steve’s blog at

http://www.comiculture.com/creators/stevebuccellato/index.html

he is locked in battle with his local comic store...so give it a read and leave your comments...

Also a shout out to the Herorealm.com crew. They are one cool bunch...

I’m thinking of starting a casual monthly get together of comic pros and wannabe’s in the LA/Valley area..if you are interested in being a part of that drop me an email...get your comic/manga/graphic novel funk on!!!

Things to check out/ Things to Skip...

I’ve mentioned it before..but the Silent Dragon comic is pretty cool

Check out the new Teen Titans..it’s vintage Rob Liefeld...I almost put on a flannel it made me feel so 90’s...

Check out “the Losers”..a series from DC..kinda like mission impossible if it was directed by Tarentino...

Let It Be Bootleg DVD...

Watching the Beatles fall apart while still making great music..is amazing to watch...I’m sure you can find the bootleg online somewhere...

SkipAll Star Batman...I never thought I would say Frank Miller has lost it...but um..I think he’s lost it...

The new Daft Punk...buy it hate it talk shit about itdrop itkick ittry and sell it!!!

1. Name the three operatives that joined Bloodstrike in issue #11 Bailout , Athena , and Tower ....[Does Gunther count as an operative?]

I would have taken any of these three. Gunther is an added bonus answer.

2. Who was Bloodstrike revealed as during my run on the book? Cabbot Stone.... My favorite character ever!!!

3. What character teamed up with Bloodstrike during issues 15 and 16. Who drew the covers?

Prophet drawn by Stephen Platt

4.When Bloodstrike was relaunched for the thrid time. What was the subtitle. "Bloodstrike : Assassin" was technically the 2nd Bloodstrike series with a new #1 issue "Cabbot : Bloodhunter" was the third relaunch because it was the 3rd series featuring Cabbot also starting with a #1 issue.

All of his answers were correct.

Congratulations!!!

I’m sending him the sketch and a signed issue.

2nd place goes to

Gavin Higginbotham

He got his entry in at 14:58:18

He also had all the answers correct.

Since he put in so much effort and the times were so close I will be doing a sketch for him and sending him a signed issue of Bloodstrike.

Sometimes my subconscious will toss all my recent "info flow input" into one zinger of a dream..

That being said...the other night I had one for the books...

Me

My friend Gerimi

and Paul Mc Cartney

had to build these roads that covered the planet to protect the world from aliens.

We were floating in the air and battling spaceships.

sort of Cosmo Police Justy

meet’s Yellow Submarine

meet’s the Office....

Psychic powers,

Flight

High speed airborne chases over the ocean...

An anime looking gal named “Yoko”(hehehe)

A punch drunk love sick singalong...(NOTE: super obscure pop reference that will have a payoff later in this very blog... for those who care or for the two people not counting my mom who read this blog)

The whole nine...with all the Akira extras...plus some Blue Meanie action.

Anyway..the next day I was in a Best Buy...

looking for a wire for my Ipod and I saw the new Paul Mc Cartney album....

Chaos and Creation In the Backyard.

I knew he had been working on an album with Nigel Godrich of Radiohead and Air fame.I liked the way he brought a new side out of Beck on Sea Change...

I’d read that he had Paul (I call him Paul because we are close and shit) do all the instruments himself.

So I picked it up.

Ok I know more than the average cat when it comes to the Beatles.

So I was pre comparing it to Rubber Soul, Sgt Pepper even Ram or maybe some "Band On the Run" meet's "the Tourist"

I have to say after listening to this album a few times...

I was shocked how good it is...

It has a feel unlike any of the other Paul Mc Cartney solo work.

The album feels very personal.

We even see Paul straining to hit certain notes.

Which makes him seem very vulnerable.

I felt like we as listeners are finally getting a pure creative feed from him

...and in case you forgot how good of a songwriter this cat is...give it a listen and remember how good he can be...

there are no “silly love songs” on this album. (fuck everyone I dig that track just for the semi disco horns. "what's wrong with that I say!" I need to know")

I found myself thinking about the melodies after I stopped listening.

A testament to his mastery of a memorable melody.

The most interesting part of the album was that he has made this album at the age he is at and at the stage of his career.

With nothing left to prove he proved that he is still an artist that has something to say...

Saturday, October 08, 2005

I think he was going for an animation look...but I think it ended up looking a bit like chop suey...

a few too many Photoshop paste-ins for my taste.

In some ways it's suffers from what the current batch of Masamune Shirow art suffers from.

A little too much digital.

I'm all for pushing the art-form forward with the computer...but sometimes I would like to see Shirow do one of those great Blade Runner city shots he had going in Appleseed...instead of the texture mapped 3d studio max thing he's got going..

As for the Meglia Supes book..I think this is one step for him. I think his next books will be that much better because he tried this step in a new direction...

How many times have I been introduced to someone as a comic artist and the first thing out of their mouths is

“Are you a tracer?”

...quoting the line from the K.Smith opus “Chasing Amy.

For those that don’t know this scene..(and if you are reading this..It’s hard to believe you wouldn’t know it)

The quote comes from a scene in which the actor Jason Lee (My Name is Earl TV show) has a battle of words with a fan at a comic convention that describes his job of inking as nothing more than “tracing”.

It’s a funny scene.

I laughed the first time I heard it.

...but a 1000 times later...hearing it from everyone from coworkers to family members...

well it’s just not funny anymore.

Nowadays when someone says that to me I look at them with a blank look on my face...

part serial killer part calm before the storm.

I say “yeah I’ve heard that a thousand times and it’s not really funny anymore.”

I twitch my eye a bit.

..just for effect.

This is almost always followed by an uncomfortable silence and a fumbled half muttered apology.

Works like a charm.

I’m joking.

It does not really bother me that much.

...mainly it bothers me that they really don’t know what an inker is.

Ok when you are a comic geek shit like that bothers you!

It's not like I expect them to..I'm not that far gone.

..but it's a part of the comic book artistic process I have a lot of respect for.

So it deserves more than some one off joke that's found it's way into the collective pop culture mind.

Yeah I take comics way to serious... (eyes twitching)

For the non comic freaks...an inker is an artist that uses brushes, dip pens Rapidographs and or markers to “embellish” a pencil artists work on a comic page.

This was done in the past because it created very clean, easy to reproduce artwork.

This in turn created the classic comic book style of artwork.

Bold clean black lines.

Think:

Kirby

Swan

Ditko

Romita

..but that was than....

Technology has switched up the game.

Reproduction has improved by leaps and bounds and since everything runs through the computer these days it’s made inking almost unnecessary.

Or has it?

I have experimented with digital Inking or better known as “D-Inking”.

Sure you can scan in clean pencils and tweak them in photoshop and when you add color it can create an awesome look for a piece.

...but is something missing?

Over the years there have been some amazing pairings of pencilers and inkers.

Kirby and Sinnott

Byrne and Austin

Miller and Jansen

Mignola and Russell

Lee and Williams

Campbell and Garner

Hitch and Neary

They are all great artists on their own but when they are put together something magical happens.

I think it comes from having another set of talented eyes watching for mistakes in the artwork.

In this case two sets of eyes are better than one.

I saw first hand how Williams helped Lee’s pencils out.

As the deadline loomed Lee’s pencils would get pretty loose.

Not so much the structure but the rendering would slip or sometimes costume bits would come and go. Or backgrounds might get sketchy.

Having another artist there to watch out for those mistakes and keep the enthusiasm for the page up is a big help.

After a penciler does his part he often has no stomach to work on the page anymore.

He/she is ready to move on...

That’s where an inker who is getting at the page for the first time can bring their passion to it.

The other great benefit is having the chance to take another pass at your artwork.

This is especially helpful for the artist that inks their own work. You get a second chance at greatness.

... simplify something here or add something there..

Get it right.

Although I think the future of comics is D-inking:

for cost reasons and to cut a step out of the production time...

I long for the time when two artist would come together and create something special.

We are in the era where the colorist has taken the place of the inker.

An inker used to have final say as to the look of art...now the colorist sets the mood and controls the final image.

The inker made the pencillers artwork shine. The colorist I think can take away from the beauty and simplicity of the pencils.

Soon the days of ink on your fingers and finding the right Crow Quill nib will be a thing of the past.....and I think I’ll miss that.

Friday, August 19, 2005

I’ve been reading different blogs talking about “OEL”. Which stands for “Original English Language”. It refers to the rush of American kids that are doing wannabe Manga in the US. I think this is a good idea. More diverse artists taking a crack at sequential storytelling is a plus no matter what you call it.

It’s all sequential.

It’s all good.

I hear that certain companies pay them dirt wages.

This is a worst case scenario/ perfect storm cum disaster.

It’s raising the next generation of American comic artists to not value their work from a money standpoint. I know they are young and they do it for the love of the game and all that but they are artists who are doing published work. They should be paid fairly for what they create.

It’s similar to how a whole generation of young music fans have grown up on free downloads of music on the web. It’s brought down the value of music and media in general.

The consumer is taking the art and artist for granted.

We love free but most people feel you get what you pay for in terms of enjoyment...

No pay, no respect.

That’s not the biggest issue I see on the horizon for the OEL artist on the come up.

There will never be an American Manga artist that will be popular until one of them “is big in Japan”.

I think part of the allure of Manga is that it is a window into (from an American standpoint) a mysterious culture.

That’s part of the draw.

It’s different. It’s cool.

It’s foreign.

It’s also a question of authenticity. Manga and Anime fans are into what’s cool and unique about the culture of Japan and how Manga and Anime sprang from that. Will they be as enamored with a kid from Ohio writing a parody of the art form they respect and worship so deeply.

I think not.

Like all underground genres that go mainstream it has it’s casual viewers and it’s hardcore folk. The OEL peeps need to start there and hopefully win them over and use them as their ambassadors....but....

Unless there is an American OEL artist that is an Otomo or a Rumiko Takahashi level talent out there. You can bet your last box of Pocky....it’s not going to stick.

I love the energy. I love the revolution. Comics need that. It’s freestyle...but for how long.

The lines between American Super Hero rehash and Manga and it’s American disciples is beginning to look like a map of the US on election night. Red and Blue in the world series of sequentials.

Which style?

Which format?

The size of the eyes?

The themes of the stories.

Personal vs. Corporate.

The problem for the OEL disciples is they are soldiers without a country. Japan and Japanese artists will never accept a non Japanese doing Manga. It’s one of their most treasured art forms. They are not going to turn it over to a bunch of 20 something Americans with a ton of ambition. At least not without a fight.

With the internet putting more artists in contact with each other I see a time when there will be global collaboration on comics in many styles with diverse ideas.

I just don’t think that time is now.

It’s a few years off.

Maybe ten.

I remember seeing Anime in the 80’s. It took almost 20 years for it to go global.

With the internet and the speed it brings. It will be half that...or less.

Comics and their aesthetic are flowing into other media like water from a broken dam. What is created over the next 10-20 years will define if comics are ever going to cross over into the mainstream and be as respected as a novel and or a movie as a stand alone art form. This generation of OELs may not make the splash they want in terms of taking over the Manga market or getting the respect they may deserve from their Japanese influences but I think their generation of comic artists will be the first to create work on their own terms on subjects that are diverse and complex as the norm. New ideas will be the center of the movement not the fringe.

Thursday, August 18, 2005

I’m not sure I would enjoy reading manga on a P2P. I don’t live in Tokyo or London. So I don’t ride the train or the tube. I live in LA. I drive…and sit….a lot….

I hear talk of digital paper…but until I have some in my hands…I’m not sold.

I personally believe in the tactile appeal of comics. I like the feel of the paper.

It feels like art to me.

That’s where I think the problem begins.

I see comics as art.

I can download a jpeg of the Mona Lisa but no matter how close I look at the jpeg.It was nothing compared to standing in front of it. It meant much more to me to see the actual painting. I felt the presence of it.

I feel comics change once they go through the process of printing. It’s part of the creation of the art. Comics are unique because the printing is where the art and the story really combine. It’s also the mechanism for receiving the content. It’s all in one handy package.

That being said. I think the future holds a place for downloaded comics.

It will not be the same experience as I described above but it will be something new and different.

More disposable perhaps.

It’s like the single you download from I-Tunes. You listen to it for a week or so and move onto the next hot song.

Are comics that disposable. I guess some are. Some are not worth reviewing again and again. They are something you read once and toss. A bitter pill to swallow.

Not everything created in comics is worth saving. Not every monthly deserves a TPB.

I find myself staring at the racks at my local comic store. I look through 100’s of comics. I walk away with one sometimes two on a good week.

The industry is caught between trying to create soap operas on one side and academy award movies on the other. I think the future of comics is not so much in the technology as much as it is in the development of the content.

I think the model for comics needs to change. I already see signs of this on the horizon.

We need to see comics the way we see movies and novels. I know how many times have you heard that. I’m not referring to the respect they get in the mainstream. I’m talking about the way they are produced.

I think an editor/producer needs to go out and put together a team to create a graphic novel in the same way you make a movie. Find the best artist. Find the best idea. Find the best writer. Put them together for 6 months to 2 years. Build the anticipation. (think of the hype for each Harry Potter novel) Release one or two graphic novels. Sure it’s a bigger risk than a monthly book. Sure there is no advertising but the upside is you push the medium into a larger more respected arena.

No more floppies for a monthly newsstand audience that does not exist anymore.

Look at Manga. They get the idea.

A reader would much rather have a 90 page story for 10 bucks than a 22 page 4 buck ad filled floppy.

Tuesday, August 16, 2005

I got to thinking about being original with your work and about creativity and making a living at it.

It could be a comic. It could be a screenplay. It could be music.

Pick your poison.

Being that I do comics and art related stuff and I dabble in music I’ll stick to what I know and write from that point of view.

If you are a creative person I have a newsflash for you.

WE ARE GETTING PAID TO COPY OTHER PEOPLES EMOTIONAL CONTENT!

HIGHJACKING IDEAS!

Ok, maybe it’s not such a news flash. Or maybe I’m being naive. Or maybe I’m sick of the status quo.

I find the more I work in the art field the less I am asked for what I think is good. More and more I am asked to copy what someone else thought was good. Or better yet what has been successful for someone else.

It’s as if no idea is valid until it has made someone else money. This is so counter productive to creativity that it can’t be measured. It’s so backwards it’s off the scale.

When talking to Producers, Art Directors and or various money people. I often find myself caught having to “sell” an idea using what I call “Non-Creative Speak”. An example when describing an idea for a new animated TV show I was forced to use. “It’s Harry Potter meets Teen Titans” or it’s “Star Wars meet’s Clueless”.

Using some other media to paint a picture in a non-creative person’s head.

I hate that.

I feel like I have to align my idea up to it’s nearest successful neighbor. No matter how far apart it may be. It glosses over the subtly of what has been created. The devil is in the details when it comes to ideas. It’s the moments and the texture that makes the idea original and brings the heart to it. Rather than have them stretch to understand the idea. I have to simplify it for them.

Fast Food Creative.

Tasteless.

Harmless.

Easy to swallow.

God forbid you stray from this and say that you have created something “new”.

Note the fear in their eyes.

Why do Non Creates hate the idea of “new” so much?

Is it a fear of backing something “artsy”? Something untested.

Or maybe they can’t tell if it’s a good idea unless someone else has already deemed it so.

Than why are they in a position to judge an idea when they need to look to someone or somewhere else to decide if it’s a good idea or not?

Where are the instincts?

Where are the gut feelings?

If it makes you feel uncomfortable or if it gets you excited than maybe that’s what an audience might feel.

Don’t fight it. Feel it.

I hear people call ideas “properties”

I will never again use this to describe any other creative person’s work or mine.

It’s not a fucking condo it’s a living, breathing.....

idea.

I think part of why Non Creates like to use this term is because it makes it seem like your idea is something that can be bought and sold. A commodity. It’s a way of taking the magic out of it.

Jealousy rears its ugly head.

They can’t create on their own. Yet they work in a creative industry.

Note the fear in their eyes.

I have come to understand that as an artist you need to be true to what you believe in. It is the artist’s job to explore the vastness of what can be created.

If it sells.

Great!

If it doesn’t.

Who cares! It’s about getting there and even more importantly where you go from there!

Don’t let others push you into creating something they think is friendly to the greatest amount of people possible because in the end it won’t please anyone.

Is that even a goal worth having? Pleasing the world.

Is it the size of the audience or the quality of what you communicate to them?

I don’t have answers to all this but I know what I believe in.

It’s the sincerity that you create with. It’s the authenticity of your approach. It’s the care and craft you put into your work. It’s the message.It’s the living, breathing…..

Monday, August 15, 2005

This is my first blog and I am beginning to see why people drop off on these…

Some days you just don’t have anything to say. Nothing clever…nothing informative…nothing that will crack the Internet in half.

Today is one of those days.

Random is the name of the game.

I am looking forward to the NBA season. With J Will in Miami. (say what you say..that kid is a baller…) and Kwame in LA. I think it’s going to be one interesting season.

I’m a life long Laker fan. I bleed purple and gold. I love the way Kobe “played”. I don’t love Kobe as a person. It’s not because of what went down in Denver. I don’t think he raped that girl. I think he probably mistreated her or treated her with no respect…but did he rape her…I don’t think so.

I just have this bad view of him.

I see him as almost everything that is on his new Nike ad.

Would I trade him for Le Bron or T-Mac?

Yes!!!

I wish he made the players around him better.

I wish he would dime better.

I don’t like his new logo…and I think his new shoes look horrible.

Do I hope he has a great season and Lamar and Kwame become his Pippen and Horace Grant?

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About Me

I got my start in the Comic Book industry working for Marvel, DC and
Image Comics. I started my own publishing company Hyperwerks where I
published comics for almost 8 years. I've spent the last few years in
the toy industry. I am now developing toy inventions and intellectual
properties for toy companies, Comic Books, TV, Movies and beyond.